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Welcome to the Mood Disorders Association of BC

The Mood Disorders Association of BC (MDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, education and hope of recovery for those living with a mood disorder or other mental illness. We serve to build awareness and understanding in communities throughout the province, reaching out to as many people as possible. Join a support group, learn more about mental illness and take positive steps towards recovery. MDA can assist you in your process.

What is a mood disorder?

Mood disorders are characterized by a disturbance in the way a person feels inside. Mood disorders are serious mental illnesses that are both highly intrusive in one's life and highly treatable. Mood disorders are thought to be both environmental and genetic in nature; if your family has a mood disorder or other mental illness, then you are more susceptible to a mental health diagnosis. It is also thought that your environment can either trigger or cushion your experience of a mood disorder or other mental illness.

While not everyone with a troubled family history or childhood ends up with a mood disorder, these are certainly two very significant factors in the incidence of these illnesses. Depression and bipolar disorder are just two categories of mood disorders which are defined as any mental illness that affects one's mood. Manic depression is the old term for what we now call bipolar disorder.  
Mood disorders and mental illnesses are highly treatable conditions. There is no doubt a mental health diagnosis affects one's life in many ways and there is hope and recovery for those who seek them.
 
For information on mental health topics, please click on the corresponding fact sheet on the left. You can also request written information by either calling our office, 604.873.0103, or by emailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For information from other sites dedicated to mood disorders and other mental illnesses, click here or on Links at the bottom of each page.

Support

The Mood Disorders Association of BC offers support groups throughout the province. In the Punjabi community we offer two support groups, one for men and one for women. Both these groups are held at Progressive Intercultural Services Society (PICS) office at: 12725 80th Avenue, Surrey, BC. The Punjabi Speakers group for men is held on Wednesdays from 6 -8 PM and the Punjabi Speakers group for women is held on Tuesday nights from 6-8PM. For more information about either group please call the MDA office at 604.873.0103 or the PICS office at 604.596.7722.